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If arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice up the sides of fridges, they now have another reason.They might be the fastest spiders on the planet.One member of the huntsman family, the brown huntsman Heteropoda jugulans, was clocked as the quickest of more than 250 spider species analysed by a team of scientists in the UK and Germany.Reaching a peak speed of 3.59 metres per second (13km/h or 8mph), the humble and hairy-legged huntsman appears to be faster than the current world record-holder, the Moroccan flic-flac spider and its comparatively…

The 2026 Open Championship tees off on Thursday, July 16, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Rory McIlroy (Masters), Aaron Rai (PGA Championship) and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open) were the year’s first three major winners, and they’re all in the 2026 Open Championship field. Scottie Scheffler is the defending Open Championship winner, while Jordan Spieth won this event the last time it was at Royal Birkdale in 2017.Scheffler is the +700 favorite (risk $100 to win $700) in the latest 2026 Open Championship odds, followed by McIlroy at +850. Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood (+1500) and Matt Fitzpatrick (+1600) are…

Netflix is expanding its relationship with hit YouTube creator Alan Chikin Chow, bringing his Alan’s Universe videos to the platform. Under the collaboration, members globally can watch new episodes dropping day-and-date with YouTube, alongside a library of Alan’s Universe episodes. Described as a cross between a classic Disney Channel sitcom and the hit K-drama Boys Over Flowers, Alan’s Universe is a high school scripted anthology series about love, friendship, and becoming the best version of yourself. In each episode, Alan and his friends face a set of fantastical obstacles in a new universe — whether it’s high school bullies, hiding…

On a cloudless summer day, Lindsay Barnett was giving me a tour of Highland Park, a suburb just outside Chicago.“This was our football field,” she said, pointing to a stretch of grass. “That rock was the end zone.”Standing about five feet tall, and carrying a Celsius energy drink in one hand, Barnett wore black high-top sneakers and skinny jeans. The neighborhood, with its white picket fences and neat landscaping, is one of the North Shore suburbs that served as the backdrop for “Sixteen Candles” and other 1980s coming-of-age classics directed by John Hughes. The glass garage from “Ferris Bueller’s Day…

A Washington teacher has admitted having sex with a 16-year-old boy in a sweetheart deal that drastically cuts any time behind bars — as it emerged she is divorcing her husband, who first exposed her twisted behavior. Mackenzie Naught, 25, had faced five years in prison after being charged with sexual misconduct with a minor for romping with the teen from a neighboring school in her truck — soon after she started her job teaching first grade at St. John Elementary School. But the now-fired teacher pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that means she now faces a maximum of…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Monday insisted that the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on its internal congresses does not affect candidates produced through the party’s direct primaries. The party was reacting to Monday’s appellate court judgment in a case involving the election of its ward, local government and state executive committees. It maintained that the decision has no bearing on candidates who emerged through its direct primary process. Speaking, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the opposition party sought to allay concerns over the implication of the…

Alex Enumah in Abuja The Court of Appeal in a split decision of two-to-one, affirmed the judgement of a Federal High Court which restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The appellate court in the majority decision delivered by Justice Okon Abang and supported by Justice Donatus Okorowo, affirmed the verdict of Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, shortly after dismissing the appeal against her judgement for lacking in merit. Recall that…

President Donald Trump on Monday urged South Carolina’s governor to appoint late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to fill his Senate seat through the rest of the year.Graham, 71, died unexpectedly on Saturday, leaving an opening for the seat through the end of his term. His death was the result of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary findings from the medical examiner of the District of Columbia and released by Graham’s office.”I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South…

Bonjour, Victoria from Techpoint Africa, Here’s what I’ve got for you today, Kenya says AI works can’t be copyrighted Disney+ to launch new R49 app in South Africa in September Klump brings instalment payments to Jumia Kenya says AI works can’t be copyrighted artificial intelligence Kenya has drawn a legal line in the sand on artificial intelligence and copyright. In a landmark ruling delivered on July 9, 2026, the country’s Copyright Tribunal ruled that works generated solely by AI cannot be protected under copyright law because only humans can legally be recognised as authors. The decision stemmed from a dispute…

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